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Caste doesn't just exist in India or in Hinduism – it is pervasive across many religions in South Asia and the diaspora

  • Written by Aseem Hasnain, Associate Professor of Sociology, Bridgewater State University
Caste doesn't just exist in India or in Hinduism – it is pervasive across many religions in South Asia and the diasporaNuns from a group of Dalit Christians, or India's lowest caste who converted to Christianity, protest in New Delhi.AP Photo/Gurinder Osan

The California State University system, America’s largest public higher education system, recently added caste, a birth-based social hierarchy system, to its anti-discrimination policy, allowing students,...

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